Abstract-record.



W. K. SCARBOROUGH.

ABSTRACT REGORD. AIPPLIOATIO'N. FILEDAUG. 12, 1908.

91 2, 1 79 Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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i a a J WILLIAN K. SCARBOROUGH, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

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Application filed Au ust 1 Y J I ill the accon'ioanymg;

2 31 and are viev. A I w p improved abstra o liel'ecring to rigl'it handpage oi my ii a left hand page thereruled transversely, as shown 3, atsu distances to permit of the convenien scription the records betweensaid 7 and also vertically to form connnns, above which are inscribedsuitable headings to inlicate the nature of the entries to be madeherein. This column at has a suitable heading, to indicate that in saidcolumn 4 should be inscribed the description or" the propert This column4 is placed always near to the center of the boolz, that is, on righthand pages it is placed at the left, and on left hand pages it is placedat the right. l fith the above exception, all the pages, both rignt handand left hand, are identical in th'ir rulings. At the left of theremainder of each page, lel't vacant by column d is a narrow column 6 inwhich are printed in ord r the cardinal numbers 7, one for each crossline 3 of the page.

Next to the column 6 of line numbers, is a column 8 having anabbreviated heading 9 indicating urantor under which is written the nameof the grantor of the property described on the same line. On the rightof the column last described, having an abbreviated heading 11indicating Grantee is a column 10 in which are inscribed the names ofthe persons to Whom the properties corresponding to the descriptions incolumn at have been transferred.

To the right of column 10 is a main column 12, having the heading To,Which main Specification of Letters Eatent.

2, recs.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Serial 3T0. sit-8,151.

in divided into three small i 15, having respectivi, and L. '1'

am. the c 'cuiarly the ace entry transfer of the proptten on the sameline instance, if, referring to 1 O pmns headed B, 1 and are found thenumerais 1, 6, 1, it to be understood that there has been subsequen tothat recorded on said in his. 1, and that the record of book, oi theno); SLICCGBLHHC" 1' by by T H in k) the next succeeding to be iound 1n7 K e 6, Line 1. out-a this column D6611 made, i1 tne name of 'tten. Tothe right bed is another main having heading From, Which is hnewisedivided into small columns 1 i m I. 1 New 4:21 i3, i8, 19, hatin t eheadings in i u' w a, 1- W. Y 1 1.7:

L iesoectiva iins 1 am cominn 1c is for too purpose entry oi the no; 1preceding transfer, the gantor. For instance, referring to 2, in thiscolumn, the numbers 1, d, 1, are ind under the headings B, P, L,respectively, it is thereby indicated that the grant to the John Smithwill be found recorded in Book 1, page 6, line 1.

To the rigl'it oi" the column last described is a main column 20 havingan abbreviated heading 21, signifying Where recorded, which issubdivided into two columns, in the first 01' Which is recorded the bookand in the second column the page in which the instrument of transfer.is recorded. For convenience of reference, each page is limited to theen ry of transfers by grantors whose names have the same initial letter.Thus, all grantors Whose names begin With D are entered on one page, allthose beginning With S on another and so on.

The following is the mode of using my improved abstract bool s:lf JohnDoe is in possession of property, this fact Will be apparent from anentry, say, in Book 1, page 1, line 1, in which the column headed To isblank until the property passes from his possession. If the columnheaded From is also bianii, this indicates that John Doe derived histitle direct from the government ,ing the place of and heads the chainof title. When John Doe assigns property to Richard Rowe, an entry ismade of this transfer in Book 1, page 6, line 1, in which line RichardRowe is entered as the grantor and the numbers 1, l, 1, are entered inthe column headed From. The column To on Book 1, page 1, line 1, isfilled in with the numbers 1., ("3, l, and this shows that John Doe isno" no longer in possession of the property, and the iact that, in Book1, page 6, line 1, the column unde the heading To is blank,-

shows that Richard in possession of Supposing that ilowe makes in thesame way page 2, line 1,

the property. a ransfer to John Smith, an entry 1s made in Book 1,

T the name oohn bnntn being itten in the column headed Grants; thecolumn headed Grantee being left blank, and the column To, being leftblank. The column headed From is filled in to indicate that thetransl'er to John Smith is to be l'cund recorded on. Book 1, page 6,line 1. At the latter :iace the column headed is iilled in with thenumbers 1, 2, 1. All sub sequent transfers are entered ii "he manner.Each time that an entry is made, there is also recorded, opposite theentry, in the column headed i'i here recorded, the book and. page wherethe instrument of transfer is ncorded. To ce the title baclnvards theconverse meth d is pursued. For instanc to iind the chain is to theproperty of hard Smith.

pages containing the beginning with the letter S, these pages are rundown until the name Richard Smith is found as the grantor. From thecolumn headed From, we find that the transi by wnich Richard Smithdervedrhis is to be found in Book 1 page l, line Turning to that place,we find that Richard Smith derived his title from Sam Jones, and

that the entry of the transfer by which Sam Jones derived his title isto be found on Book 1, page 3, line 1. In this way the title can betraced back and the chain of title can be quickly ascertained.

This system possesses many advantages. In the first place, it saves onehalf of the cost of books, since only one-half of the space is required.Second, it saves onehalf of the expense of transcribing the index, forthe reason that it is not necessary to transcribe the names of thegrantees. Third, by indicating each entry by the numbers of he book,line and page where it is made, a saving is effected 01 more thanone-half the time usually consumed in tracing chain of.

title. Fourth, the columns headed To" and From render it easyto referfrom one entry to another. Filth, by recording the abbreviateddescription of the property in each entry, the abstractor or searcher ofrecords can see at a glance whether or not it is the property undersearch.

I claim An abstract record sheet having transverse rulings and verticalrulings forming columns, the latter provided with suitable headings toindicate that said columns are for the entry, respectively, of thedescription of the property, of the name of the grantor, of the name ofthe grantee, of the place of entry of the next succeeding transfer, ofthe place oi entry of the next preceding transfer, and of the piece ofrecording the instrument of transler, substantially as described.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence or twosubscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM K. SCARBOROUGH.

lVitnesses:

F. M. WRIGHT, H. B. DENSON.

